Nope.  You
underestimate how determined resellers are to destroy the value of
 what they're reselling.  I don't know why they do it.  These do in fact show
 up routinely without pods. 
 Seconded.  Every single one I've run into at hamfests and swap meets is
 missing the pods, software and documentation.  Clueless &)(*^)^s 
 
I must be very lucky, then. The one I was given came with all 5 pods
(already connected), the right input cables sets for the pods and a bag
of grabber clips. Oh, and a US mains lead. The only original electrical
part it was misisngw was an HPIL cable (apparently one was included as
standard), but I've got a box of those, so no problem.
-tony